albanberg wrote:Hey man, stop telling people about the gear sales! lol...already too many people show up for those..
The first rule of REI Garage Sale is: don't talk about REI Garage Sale.
by Alpinisto » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:06 pm
albanberg wrote:Hey man, stop telling people about the gear sales! lol...already too many people show up for those..
by albanberg » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:34 pm
Alpinisto wrote:albanberg wrote:Hey man, stop telling people about the gear sales! lol...already too many people show up for those..
The first rule of REI Garage Sale is: don't talk about REI Garage Sale.
by Buz Groshong » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:56 pm
by ColoradoLawDobe » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:14 pm
by fatdad » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:21 pm
Vitaliy M wrote:zeroforhire wrote:^ Sweet score! Those packs are very under-rated.
Yeah, this weekend I will try to keep it under 25lbs, which would be awesome. When I just started out my pack was about 45lbs.
I got a load of deals at those returned gear sales in REI
4 season 370$ tent for 70$
70$ helmet for 30$
165$ cramons for 50$
70$ ice axe for 25$
100$ climbing shoes for 20$ 2ce
350$ arcteryx AWESOME pants for 80$
300$ REI shuksan hardshell jacket for 75$
120$ north face windbreaker for 20$
200$ REI mars 85L backpack for 30$
and all of it as new...awesome
by JHH60 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:26 pm
by Brad Marshall » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:33 pm
e-doc wrote:Brad Marshall wrote:Unless you provide more info my only advice would be to get one.
I'm 5-7; ~4-5000 cu" attachments for sharp things, 2 shoulder straps, hip belt
by KevinCraig » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:27 pm
by fossana » Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:04 pm
KevinCraig wrote:Most important thing, of course, is fit. The best pack is the one that fits your back/body (and of course has the features you need for your planned endeavors).
For alpine "stuff" this leads me to the Osprey Variant series which come in S/M/L even in the smallest version of this pack (the "28" liter). I have a really long back and 99.99% of packs in the 30 liter range don't fit my back and are either awkward or uncomfortable when I stuff way too much stuff in them (as is usually necessary when approaching alpine climbs). The Variant 28 fits/carries very well for me (though, to be fair, the size L is larger than the billed 28 liter volume).
Starting in the 45L size, the Cilogear packs fit me well also, and I feel they are competitively priced with other brands that are made off-shore rather than in the U.S. as Cilogear packs are.
Cilogear is kind of line Crossfit though - you get two extremes: kool-aid-drinkers and haters. It's a complete waste of time to argue with either. Flame-on guys!
by KevinCraig » Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:48 am
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